The Liberation Vinyl, CD & tapes by The Liberation at Norman Records

Psychedelic stalwarts Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation used to call beautiful Stockholm their home but now they've relocated to stinking London and developed round them a gang of London hotshots. It will be interesting to hear how this has affected their sound - Josefin herself goes rambling all over the place trying to explain what is at the hub of the record. I'm still no clearer - safe to say though that we'll hear plenty of deep space rock vibes and vintage electronic pulses.

Mirage, the second full-length from Josefin Öhrn and her group The Liberation, is a psychedelic record that is more interesting and unusual than a whole lot of psychedelic records. Öhrn’s cool vocals and melodic craft bring a Broadcasty touch that is very welcome. Both CD and vinyl editions come dressed in a holographic sleeve! On Rocket.

Josefin Ohrn & The Liberation make genuinely deep psychedelia that takes the listener on a journey to another place entirely. Horse Dance is their first full length album which follows on from their Diamond Waves EP. The band are signed to Rocket Recordings - the label which has overseen the rise of fabulous Swedish contemporaries Goat and Les Big Byrd.

San Francisco based David West has many faces, from his work as guitarist and vocalist for Rank / Xerox and Rat Columns as well as another electronic project Lace Curtain. Liberation is his latest, somewhat theatrical synth pop, and wouldn’t sound amiss with scandinavians such as Det är Jag som är Döden.

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